Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-12-27
RAISING SWEET CORN.
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AMER factory has run few years and
the farmers have been used fairy a-d Tea.
sOusbly, II dOssnt rQa.tc much eosaiug
10 indacc thrm ~ plant again. ln fact,
thsy are glad of the casues, having learn
.d ~ sxp-risuce tast ralsiog SWEET corn
fSf tns canning factory IL one of the tnost
pr, n able Of al farm crops. We consider
thv farmer fortansis that IL fAvOrsby 10.
Gated withlu I've MILES of q sweet corn fac.
,ory. sni even II one has 90 haul bis corn
nearly tsiec tlsi disia1cr, he can snbrd 10
plant
Hat IL !. not every ons that unisrsisnds
how 10 maze Q suocsss Of this prOh able
sbd. ws Dsll,yv, psrmsp.nt Industry. Nor
has ever, one tn~ rlght kiad of soil fof IN.
met fss0fsblc growth sni Development OF
tbis crop Sssvs corn is rather particular
snd uotioasl In its varied rqair,msnts.
IL wOat stand the ross1 usage thai our
common nild cora w,li. aud 80 yoa have
to hgmor Il aud bsby IL and nurse u, of IL
vii refuse - respond nosrAlly - yoar de-
msncs
IL 4, not little Surprising TO SO whN
agtesi dir fence there is bstwven ths best
sad The poorest, or Ia other words. ~
TWEEN The amoagt the m st successful
farmer gvt- frOm one acre. AMI m. small
sam tast anis It's way irto the pocket
DOOk Of tn- un.acesssiaL Tals proves
that whlls th- Que conplss With the COZ.
dltlons that alo1e insure saecsss aud prvf'
u, tne other nsglseu these important
p0ists snd falls.
Al the SkOwhegsn factory, thisyvtr. TIE
bsst seru ~ss raised by lorscs B-sl, spfo'
gr,s.isv AMI intsllisvui farmer, wnlca
smOanird closely Ia eighty dollars. while
sosns others fsll below twenty. Here 80
$50 . diffsr,nos OF fOor 10 oac. There IL .
cause Tor u. Farmers should nad oat The
cause fOt this great dinirvncs sni act &C
cOriingiy. Sacess. means fir-s,
warm. rch seed.b,i. TIE soil mast no,
be heavy clay. NOT sosgy and VT.
light. deep loan. veil dressed aud . lioer-
al supply Of reliable paosphsis In he hill'
will Sud sweet o0rn along 10 psffseton
and insure paying crop.
second. plant 81 the right time. sher The
.Oil oycOm,s suficisntly dry sni warm,
snd be surv ani plant rciisols SEED. Many
make failure AZ The outset 0,csnsv ih-
seed .. mol reliable. Tnc sccd should be
carefully tsstsd before planiiog 10 sc " IL
will come.
Talrd. clean euliure. Weeds AMI sweet
corn dOnr take kibdly 10 each other. aud
Ihsy bOlh wOnt fbgfi,h In TIE sane n-id
NJ the sane time. O8e ur The Citef masi
wit1drsw from tie race bsfOrv fAi. snd TIE
farmer 4. TIE oae ~ decide which. II hv
lvsve. IN. question FOR TIE corn sni ~cyd'
10 oscids thv wseds wlll Win.
An-r asying 80 thrSagn Tue ezra s.ih
hoe sRd ~ cia.lly destroy th~ soomiHs'
ole sc,d. IL will psy gOoi wages Ia IN
lncfsss- % The corn crop. 10 ssy noihins
0f TIE g,tting rld Of these Ps.i- oi TIE isfm
IL l. hardly fair to bafdsn your sweet corn
Ill thFOaga The season with pampkiu vines
l1u lO-s uy doing 80. Beans srv pFsfrranle
.ud ytt they afu uot tO b. recomm.nisd
l.st ths cora hasv The entire Geld 10 ilss {.
abd IL ~ili not g,t very easily discouraged,
but try - DO ii- i,yvi Ds-t al The sniie
Alter fair irisl.. m.ny of Oor farmer. AZ
Cousinc-d thst TIE fodder cOfn t,ksu ffam
. gOOd q ID And rightly tuf,d snd osf,i
fof. py- the entire snp~uss Of gfosing
tas crop, 80 that be cash oDs receives ~
lhs f.ctofy .. the msfgln 20 pfOfL Wvsfr
OF ths sar1r upibiOn. The fodder L. an sx
csllsut crop 10 l,td 10 all kinds OF siock.
Corn ~lll give gOoi n,w Of MIX ani The
yOans cattle thrive 90 10. They all will q
u In pr,fsrrucs % good hay.
Toe farmers of oar STATE should D. Truly
ihankfsi that ihis NOS, important Industry
IA. cOmv - Maine % stay. aud u !. Tor
their intsr,st 10 give n all The srooarsge'
mynt possible. lsis clslmsd that wc have
The soil sud climate above all oihsrr,
adapted 10 th- raising % this crop 10 hs
gtvstsst possible p-rfrcilOu, snd can sue
cs,.fally oompvts With any Other section
OF ovuairy lfthis b. - W. may look Tor
constantly incrsssiug pfod1ciion aud
coifvsp0uding incf,sse OF pfo.Pfiy
Imopg our farmers - y. knxHsOs,
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